Lippo Group guarantees APD and additional benefits for Covid-19 medical personnel

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The Lippo Group also guarantees the safety and health of medical workers who are at the forefront of managing Covid19 will be protected as best as possible without obligation.

For several months, the international world was rocked by an outbreak of the Corona virus or COVID-19. On the other hand, several sad stories about the departure of nurses or medical personnel in the management of patients with Covid-19 caused all parties to mobilize to help.

The deputy president of the Siloam Group of Hospitals, Caroline Riady, says that Siloam has implemented protocols for the management of patients and medical personnel in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, Siloam provides additional benefits for healthcare workers because it puts personal safety at the forefront of dealing with crown buds.

Medical personnel are also equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal and patient health. In addition, routinely perform swab checks to detect the health of medical personnel in direct contact with suspected Covid-19 patients.

In fact, the Lippo Group also brought respiratory aids or ventilators to make the management of Covid-19 by Siloam’s medical staff ever more optimal.

“The Lippo Group made no commitment to provide protection to Siloam’s medical personnel who also assisted with the management of Covid-19 in Indonesia.” We also provide additional benefits while ensuring officers get enough rest, “said Caroline.

Caroline said, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), health workers face risks in two conditions.

First, due to the lack of personal protective equipment, some infected in the hospital. Second, infected outside the hospital, in their homes or communities.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that medical personnel were infected due to the slow recognition of COVID-19 symptoms and the lack of experience in the management of respiratory pathogens. Medical personnel are also exposed to long periods of work and lack of rest. Also lack of personal protective equipment.

Therefore, in accordance with WHO recommendations, the Siloam Group provides additional training for medical personnel to truly recognize respiratory diseases. Due to the WHO findings, many medical workers were exposed to Covid-19 from treatment rooms that did not handle infectious diseases or care rooms for the elderly.

Therefore, Siloam also implements the WHO recommendations by continuing to educate health workers about coronaviruses, how they are transmitted, and how to better protect themselves.

“Silom is also committed to providing adequate personal protective equipment to our medical personnel, because personal protective equipment is the key to ensuring that medical personnel are safe when they work,” said Caroline.

In addition, Siloam also ensures that medical personnel working with Covid19 get enough rest, also take regular shifts to keep fit and not stressed when handling patients with Covid-19. The reason is, according to WHO findings, often when healthcare workers are tired and less stressed when wearing personal protective equipment.